Preview 2009 AFL Grand Final Preview - St Kilda v Geelong

[SJ]

Forecast for Saturday: showers, and possibly hails and thunderstorm.

Anyone seen St Kilda play in the wet this season?

 

[jackmac7]

Hi

Just wondering what happens with which team wears the home shorts?

I noticed You guys wore your white shorts for the last 2 GF's which i found strange. Is that because it was reccomended by the AFL because of a potential clash. I thought that the top team has right to home shorts in a GF. I've also heard that there is a toss of a coin between both club presidents to see who wears home shorts. I noticed my Saints wearing white shorts in our Pre-lim against the dogs which didn't make sense.

Whats the deal and what do you prefer?

I would rather wear our traditional black home shorts..............

 

[Hoffy95]

Bring it on!

Loving our chances on a SLOW 7 or worse.

 

[Patronus]

Hi

Just wondering what happens with which team wears the home shorts?

I noticed You guys wore your white shorts for the last 2 GF's which i found strange. Is that because it was reccomended by the AFL because of a potential clash. I thought that the top team has right to home shorts in a GF. I've also heard that there is a toss of a coin between both club presidents to see who wears home shorts. I noticed my Saints wearing white shorts in our Pre-lim against the dogs which didn't make sense.

Whats the deal and what do you prefer?

I would rather wear our traditional black home shorts..............

No one has any rights in the grand final for top billing.

They used to flip a coin for who go to wear the home shorts but now I think the AFL just tells you what to wear.

I think they may flip a coin to choose who gets first pick of the change rooms.

For me I prefer the blue shorts but I get the feeling the AFL will make Geelong wear white and St Kilda their black shorts.

In the end it matters very little Geelong have worn White in the last two grand finals.

 

[watermelonslice]

nope... should have got the sprinklers on in the dome a few times...

Oops.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

No one has any rights in the grand final for top billing.

They used to flip a coin for who go to wear the home shorts but now I think the AFL just tells you what to wear.

I think they may flip a coin to choose who gets first pick of the change rooms.

For me I prefer the blue shorts but I get the feeling the AFL will make Geelong wear white and St Kilda their black shorts.

In the end it matters very little Geelong have worn White in the last two grand finals.

It matters little, by why should we bend over and let the team that finished 2nd in the last two years wear their home strip? This year the the Saints should wear the home strip because they finished first.

 

[Patronus]

It matters little, by why should we bend over and let the team that finished 2nd in the last two years wear their home strip? This year the the Saints should wear the home strip because they finished first.

It has everything to do with the AFL and nothing to do with bending over and taking it.

It is not worth the fight in grand final week and the AFL can make you wear whatever they want.

The clubs have no rights on grand final day. It is no-ones 'home game' and it used to be decided by a coin toss not who ended up higher on the ladder. Wasn't it the winner go to pick either the strip or the change room they would use? Or am I just making it all up? But I could have sworn that was how it worked in the past.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

It has everything to do with the AFL and nothing to do with bending over and taking it.

It is not worth the fight in grand final week and the AFL can make you wear whatever they want.

The clubs have no rights on grand final day. It is no-ones 'home game' and it used to be decided by a coin toss not who ended up higher on the ladder. Wasn't it the winner go to pick either the strip or the change room they would use? Or am I just making it all up? But I could have sworn that was how it worked in the past.

Except if you're Collingwood...or Essendon...or Carlton...all of these clubs have told the AFL to stick their clash jumpers and would certainly be wearing their home uniform in a Granny no matter what. I dont actually know what the polciy is with AFL making teams wear what they say. But it just seems like only some clubs abide by it, which shits me.

 

[randyzany]

Why go to all the trouble of capturing an image from the Nine weather report? A link from any weather site would have done the job. lol

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/vic/melbourne/melbourne

 

[version]

No change. Last night was fantastic! Feeling confident about this Saturday. We've hit our stride at the right time of year!

S

 

[noclashjumpers]

Except if you're Collingwood...or Essendon...or Carlton...all of these clubs have told the AFL to stick their clash jumpers and would certainly be wearing their home uniform in a Granny no matter what. I dont actually know what the polciy is with AFL making teams wear what they say. But it just seems like only some clubs abide by it, which shits me.

Not so sure about that. For one, Collingwood wore their alternate strip against St. Kilda. Presumably they would have preferred to wear their main strip.

I'm pretty sure the AFL would be told to bugger off if we were told to wear our clash jumper next week. But clearly that's not going to happen.

It seems we have a clash jumper ready just in case we play an away game against north. Stupid.

 

[catters078]

No change please..

ALso, FFS thompson start Ablett in the middle, dont care if he is getting tagged, double teamed or what, we need our best player in the guts to give us a great start

example1 RD14 v Saints, Thompson seemed worried because jones was tagging ablett so gaz played up forward and on the wing till late in the first quarter when we were 5 goals down, once he went in the middle, the game changes the cats way..

example 2 Last night, Ablett started up forward, Collingwood explode out of the box and kick the first two, what happens? Gaz goes into the middle and Collingwood dont score till the next quarter...

I know how deadly it can be to have ablett up forward, but not to start the game, chuck him down there after the first 12-14 mins for a breather

Blake Ablett, Selwood and Ling have to be in the square for the first bounce ...Corey to the wing and Bartel to a forward flank...

The last 6 weeks the Saints have been ordinary in the first half, lets capitalise on a slow start them get them to chase us the rest of the game..

GO CATS!!

 

[Tex_21]

Harley on SEN said something about Stokes coming back in. Please, please please do not change that side!! And for the love of god, Monica has to play!

 

[alfy!]

Bomber basically made it clear that Stokes would come in for someone. So yeah.

 

[SJ]

Bomber basically made it clear that Stokes would come in for someone. So yeah.

He didn't. He said Stokes "probably deserved" a spot. Doesn't mean he will be fit, and doesn't mean he will get in even if he is fit.

 

[PoidaCat]

If Stokes is in then who the **** goes out?

Monica? Byrnes? Trav? BLAKE!

 

[Tex_21]

Can we whack Stokes in the knee to amke sure he stays out?

 

[PoidaCat]

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Can we whack Stokes in the knee to amke sure he stays out?

Oh thats dark. To be honest, I hope Stokes just declares himself unfit so Byrnes, Varcoe, Woja can just focus on the game. This wont happen though. I wish Bomber had just made teh call early that there will be no changes. This shit will eat away at the aforementioned players all week, including Stokes. Completely unnecessary too, unlike the Saints who really need to consider Hudghton and will need until late Thursday arv to decide.

 

[Lyttelton Ranger]

I'm in Adelaide - the home of murderers and churches. An article in the local rag by a journo that I have long despised predicts that the Saints will win relatively comfortably (by 3 goals).

Reason? Because he is using the 2007 prelim finals as a form guide. ie, Port easily beat Kangas and Cats only just beat Pies, and we alll know what happened in the GF. Therefore Saints should win easily

Surely this reasoning is daft.

 

[SJ]

I'm in Adelaide - the home of murderers and churches. An article in the local rag by a journo that I have long despised predicts that the Saints will win relatively comfortably (by 3 goals).

Reason? Because he is using the 2007 prelim finals as a form guide. ie, Port easily beat Kangas and Cats only just beat Pies, and we alll know what happened in the GF. Therefore Saints should win easily

Surely this reasoning is daft.

What about Hawthorn torched St Kilda and Geelong struggled against Western Bulldogs in 2008?

 

[True Blue Cat]

I have already said that if Byrnes gets dropped i will cry. He has played so well this year and has a lot more to offer. Only other player that i can think is borderline enough is Wojo but that will never happen. Nobody else is close enough to the door to be dropped.

 

[McCrabb for PM]

Team should be chosen on form and not reputation, and given Stokes's relatively patchy form of late i cant see why you would want to change a winning line up.

 

[PoidaCat]

Byrnes won't be dropped. He's Bombers lovechild.

 

[cats2rise]

Team should be chosen on form and not reputation, and given Stokes's relatively patchy form of late i cant see why you would want to change a winning line up.

IMO Stokes' reputation wouldnt even get him a gig. Burst on the scene but has not done anything much of late at all.